Patch Work: A Life Amongst Clothes

Patch Work: A Life Amongst ClothesClaire Wilcox is best known for her work as senior curator of fashion at the V&A, where she has staged shows such as Radical Fashion, Vivienne Westwood, The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947 57, and Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, as well as launching the groundbreaking, Fashion in Motion in 1999. She brings all this knowledge to bear in Patch Work, which is a genuinely original memoir about her life, work, family, and her relationship

meaningful way of living

and what follows is an action-packed jaunt through the history

the brutality of his school years

these stories reveal how a new generation of designers is shaping a circular future: one built on creativity

The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947-57

looks at the evidence of the public enquiry into the circumstances leading up to

when I was editing Crafts magazine in 2008

as well as how to effectively create your own local supply chain

and social meaning of a fistful of materials

repair and longevity over fast

Highly recommended

and act together because there is greater power in collective action